Glenn Close to Host The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later Pre-Show
By Andrew Gans
30 Sep 2009
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When the epilogue to the Laramie Project, which is entitled The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later, makes its New York City premiere Oct. 12 at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall, the evening will feature a pre-show that will be webcast live to the over 150 other theatres across the country that are also presenting the epilogue.
The webcast will include guest host Glenn Close, welcoming remarks by Judy Shepard and a post-production Q and A moderated by National Public Radio Arts and Culture correspondent Neda Ulabay.
In a statement Greg Reiner, executive director of the Tectonic Theater Project, said, "We now have over 150 theaters participating in this historic event and are thrilled to be joined by Judy Shepard, Glenn Close and our other special guests at the NY premiere. The interest and enthusiasm that the epilogue is receiving is very exciting and demonstrates to us the power the [Matthew] Shepard story still holds for people, as part of our collective history and as a lesson to all about homophobia, what is means to be gay in a small town and how stories must be re-told to ensure that the legacy of these kinds of incidents is correct. The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later will engage the audience as did the original, and we expect there will be many who are surprised to learn what Laramie is like a decade after Matt’s murder."
The writers of the play are Tectonic Theater Project members Moisés Kaufman, Leigh Fondakowski, Greg Pierotti, Andy Paris, and Stephen Belber.
Tickets are still available for the New York City event at Alice Tully Hall by visiting www.lincolncenter.org or by calling (800) 721-6500. Information about tickets to all other events can be found via www.laramieproject.org.
